Today I had art class. We finished up a project we were doing, drawing and designing cars. The teacher took people who were finished with their cars to the side and explained the next project to them. He took me to the side when I told him I was finished. He talked very fast so I didn't understand him. After asking him to repeat himself a couple times he asked:
"Are you retarted?"
"No, I'm just an exchange student from America." I replied.
"So, if you're retarted, why are you going to Middle School and not to a mental facility?"
After this I decided to ask one of my classmates about the project.
The first time I took my car to the auto shop in Germany, they said the same thing. I think the guy tried to explain what was wrong with my car 6 times. Sometimes you just don't have the vocabulary to understand a new subject. Don't sweat it. By the way, it is spelled retarDed.
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